Nisbet (surname)

Nisbet is an English and Scottish surname that originated around the border region. It is also found in Scandinavia, brought by Scot Alexander Nisbet, who settled in Sweden in 1648. There are alternate spellings including Nisbeth, Nisbett, Nesbit, and Nesbitt. Nesbit is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include:

• Alexander Nisbet (1580–1660)
• Alexander Nisbet (1657–1725), Scottish heraldist
• Judge Alexander Nisbet (1777-1857), Judge in the City of Baltimore
• Andrew Nisbet, Jr. (1921 – 2013), American legislator and military officer
• Andrew Nisbet, Founder and Chairman of catering supplies retailer Nisbets Plc
• Andy Nisbet, (1953-2019), Scottish mountaineer
• Charles Nisbet (1736-1804), First President of Dickinson College in PA
• Eugenius A. Nisbet, (1803–1871) American politician and jurist from the US state of Georgia
• Gavin Nisbet, Scottish footballer (Preston North End FC)
• Harold Nisbet (1873–1937), English amateur tennis player
• Hume Nisbet (1849–1923), Scottish-Australian author and artist
• James Nisbet (1823–1874), Scottish, Presbyterian minister
• John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton (1609–1687), Scottish judge
• John Nisbet (1627–1685), Scottish covenanter
• Mary Nisbet (1778–1855), Countess of Elgin
• Murdoch Nisbet (1531–1559), Scottish bible translator
• Robin G. M. Nisbet (1925–2013), classical scholar
• Robert Nisbet (1913–1996), American sociologist
• Scott Nisbet, Scottish footballer (Rangers FC)
• William Nisbet (physician) (1759–1822), Scottish physician